🏆 World Series Champions

1997 Florida Marlins

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1997 Florida Marlins went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 740 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. Team leaders included Moises Alou (23 HR, 115 RBI) and Alex Fernandez (17-12, 3.59 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
740 R 669 RA
Diff +71

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740 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+71 Run Diff
2,352K Attendance

📈 vs. 1997 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 1997 league average (.262)
OBP .346 4% above the 1997 league average (.333)
SLG .394 4% below the 1997 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.83 9% better than the 1997 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 740 1% below the 1997 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJoe Robbie Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,352,567
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Avg per Game 29,044

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1997

Batting Avg

1 Gregg Zaun 0.301 2 Craig Counsell 0.299 3 Bobby Bonilla 0.297 4 Moises Alou 0.292 5 Jim Eisenreich 0.280

Home Runs

1 Moises Alou 23 2 Gary Sheffield 21 3 Charles Johnson 19 4 Bobby Bonilla 17 5 Jeff Conine 17

RBI

1 Moises Alou 115 2 Bobby Bonilla 96 3 Gary Sheffield 71 4 Charles Johnson 63 5 Jeff Conine 61
1997 Florida Marlins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Edgar Renteria 154 617 90 171 21 3 4 52 45 108 32 0.277
Bobby Bonilla 153 562 77 167 39 3 17 96 73 94 6 0.297
Moises Alou 150 538 88 157 29 5 23 115 70 85 9 0.292
Gary Sheffield 135 444 86 111 22 1 21 71 121 79 11 0.250
Charles Johnson 124 416 43 104 26 1 19 63 60 109 0 0.250
Jeff Conine 151 405 46 98 13 1 17 61 57 89 2 0.242
Jim Eisenreich 120 293 36 82 19 1 2 34 30 28 0 0.280
Devon White 74 265 37 65 13 1 6 34 32 65 13 0.245
Luis Castillo 75 263 27 63 8 0 0 8 27 53 16 0.240
Kurt Abbott 94 252 35 69 18 2 6 30 14 68 3 0.274
John Cangelosi 103 192 28 47 8 0 1 12 19 33 5 0.245
Craig Counsell 51 164 20 49 9 2 1 16 18 17 1 0.299
Gregg Zaun 58 143 21 43 10 2 2 20 26 18 1 0.301
Cliff Floyd 61 137 23 32 9 1 6 19 24 33 6 0.234
Darren Daulton 52 126 22 33 8 2 3 21 22 17 2 0.262
Alex Arias 74 93 13 23 2 0 1 11 12 12 0 0.247
Kevin Brown 33 72 4 9 1 0 0 4 5 25 0 0.125
Alex Fernandez 33 66 3 10 6 0 0 4 6 20 0 0.152
Mark Kotsay 14 52 5 10 1 1 0 4 4 7 3 0.192
Todd Dunwoody 19 50 7 13 2 2 2 7 7 21 2 0.260
Al Leiter 27 48 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 25 0 0.104
Tony Saunders 22 37 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 19 0 0.081
John Wehner 44 36 8 10 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0.278
Pat Rapp 19 35 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 12 0 0.143
Ralph Milliard 8 30 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0.200
Livan Hernandez 17 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.172
Billy McMillon 13 18 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.111
Rick Helling 31 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Dennis Cook 61 9 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.556
Russ Morman 4 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0.286
Kirt Ojala 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Josh Booty 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.600
Bob Natal 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0.500
Jay Powell 74 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Antonio Alfonseca 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rob Stanifer 36 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667
Felix Heredia 56 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Donn Pall 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Hutton 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kurt Miller 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robb Nen 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vosberg 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Whisenant 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1997

ERA

1 Kevin Brown 2.69 2 Livan Hernandez 3.18 3 Jay Powell 3.28 4 Alex Fernandez 3.59 5 Mark Hutton 3.78

Wins

1 Alex Fernandez 17 2 Kevin Brown 16 3 Al Leiter 11 4 Livan Hernandez 9 5 Robb Nen 9

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Brown 205 2 Alex Fernandez 183 3 Al Leiter 132 4 Tony Saunders 102 5 Robb Nen 81
1997 Florida Marlins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Brown 16 8 2.69 33 33 0 237.1 214 71 66 205
Alex Fernandez 17 12 3.59 32 32 0 220.2 193 88 69 183
Al Leiter 11 9 4.34 27 27 0 151.1 133 73 91 132
Tony Saunders 4 6 4.61 22 21 0 111.1 99 57 64 102
Pat Rapp 4 6 4.47 19 19 0 108.2 121 54 51 64
Livan Hernandez 9 3 3.18 17 17 0 96.1 81 34 38 72
Jay Powell 7 2 3.28 74 0 2 79.2 71 29 30 65
Rick Helling 2 6 4.38 31 8 0 76.0 61 37 48 53
Robb Nen 9 3 3.89 73 0 35 74.0 72 32 40 81
Dennis Cook 1 2 3.90 59 0 0 62.1 64 27 28 63
Felix Heredia 5 3 4.29 56 0 0 56.2 53 27 30 54
Mark Hutton 3 1 3.78 32 0 0 47.2 50 20 19 29
Rob Stanifer 1 2 4.60 36 0 1 45.0 43 23 16 28
Kirt Ojala 1 2 3.14 7 5 0 28.2 28 10 18 19
Antonio Alfonseca 1 3 4.91 17 0 0 25.2 36 14 10 19
Ed Vosberg 1 1 3.75 17 0 1 12.0 15 5 6 8
Kurt Miller 0 1 9.82 7 0 0 7.1 12 8 7 7
Matt Whisenant 0 0 16.88 4 0 0 2.2 4 5 6 4
Donn Pall 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 0
John Cangelosi 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
FLO def. ATL 4-2
NL Division Series
FLO def. SFN 3-0
World Series
FLO def. CLE 4-3

👥 Roster (43)

Kurt Abbott Antonio Alfonseca Moises Alou Alex Arias Bobby Bonilla Josh Booty Kevin Brown John Cangelosi Luis Castillo Jeff Conine Dennis Cook Craig Counsell +31 more

43 players

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The 1997 Florida Marlins in brief

In 1997 the Florida Marlins posted a 92-70 mark (.568) and finished 2nd in the NL East. That season the Florida Marlins won the World Series and earned a wild-card berth. The run column shows 740 for and 669 against. Against a league average of .262, the 1997 Florida Marlins batted .259. The staff ERA of 3.83 was 9% better than the league average of 4.20.

Attendance at Joe Robbie Stadium totaled 2,352,567 for the year. For power, Moises Alou led the way with 23 homers. On the mound, Alex Fernandez won 17 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against ATL 4-2. The NL Division Series ended in a win against SFN 3-0. The World Series ended in a win against CLE 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1997 Florida Marlins

What was the 1997 Florida Marlins record?
The 1997 Florida Marlins finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Did the 1997 Florida Marlins win the World Series?
Yes. The 1997 Florida Marlins won the World Series.
Who led the 1997 Florida Marlins in home runs?
Moises Alou led the 1997 Florida Marlins with 23 home runs.
What was the 1997 Florida Marlins team ERA?
The 1997 Florida Marlins posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Where did the 1997 Florida Marlins play?
The 1997 Florida Marlins played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium.
Who led the 1997 Florida Marlins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Moises Alou (23 HR, 115 RBI) and Alex Fernandez (17-12, 3.59 ERA).
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